Our Mission, to have flying fun, while promoting education and
flight training with programs designed to create group camping family flying weekends
at about the same cost as operating a motorcycle or personal watercraft. We accomplish
this by sharing costs with member/co-owners of 3 aircraft and creating a rental
program with flight training available only for member/co-owners including:

Ground school

Aircraft flight instruction

Use of our 3 (being built) gyroplanes owned by
(Pra31) now and one leased-back certified four-place Piper
Cherokee 180 is available to our members today.

Pra31
has a co-ownership agreement/Contract you may use allowing (fractional ownership)
of any aircraft.

This Contract provides the method to own an interest in several types of aircraft
at fraction of the cost to any one co-owner.

The aircraft is owned by a separate 'Limited Liability Corporation', protecting
your personal assets while allowing you to buy and sell your interest in any aircraft
as easily as selling a share of stock.

Pra31
is in the BUILDING stage...
See new download page that explains our member co-ownership program.
Currently we are building two 'single-place' gyroplanes and have purchased a two-place
cross-country / trainer, as a kit, that will be owned and rented for cross-countries
flights as well as flight training.
All we need is a little money from enough members so if you would like to be part
of all of this
Please Join Us
.
We should also mention that if you would like to buy (or sell a portion of your
current aircraft to) a partnership in any aircraft then please join and put your
name on the list and we will publish your request so others who would like to purchase
the same type aircraft.
Our toys also happen to be the some of the least expensive to build and fly too.
Point is, if you like any of these things or wish to fly? You have just found a
home for young and old adults alike who enjoy making life a party.
What are you waiting for if you would like to enjoy Fly-ins and living life to the
fullest by having a good time with new and old friends come on in and join us?

Goals: Provide the tools and methods necessary to make aircraft ownership afforadable
to more of the general public and provide local flight students of median incomes
an affordable path into aviation by purchasing training aircraft, to be owned with
PRA Chapter 31 members as co-owners, allowing anyone who joins us to be able to
learn to fly at the lowest possible cost.

We have designed a self-sustaining program that provides training to people of modest
means, allowing the general public to become pilots at a fraction of the current
cost, now and indefinitely.

How primary mission is to create a Fixed Bases of Operations enabling public access
to rotorcraft flight with the lowest possible member user fees per hours. As a natural
extension, and in conjunction with
PRA.org's online ground school
this new program will create a focal point of training resources which will
directly increase access and availability in California and cities where there is
no gyroplane training to the general public while reducing the cost of becoming
a pilot to all.

Our secondary mission is to reduce the cost of AIRCRAFT OWNERSHIP to the general
public by creating partnership's between members with a desire in the same make
and model experminital aircraft reducing the cost by 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 or more depending
on how many members want the same aircraft. This will allow lower income families
to aford a path into aviation.
The presentation "LLC’s & Co-ownership
of Experimental Aircraft" explains the concept and the contract "Co-ownership Agreement" makes
it possible they are both available below as a downloads.

San Diego Rotorcraft Club is purchasing an aircraft as a member co-owned training
aircraft for the mutual benefit of the general public. We are offering the PRA
and other Chapters the oppertunity to participate in this revelonary program.

This will be a shared, traveling, training aircraft that will be made available
at fly-ins for demo flights and flight instruction and to other Chapter co-owners
and or Pra31 is states across the USA when a group of students is ready to train.
Each Chapter co-owner would have countrol of it at their location for the same number
of months as they percentage of ownership intitles them to.

We hope it will become a model for other organizations as it appears we may be able
to reduce the cost of flight instruction to under $100 per hour including the instructor.
We will charge co-owner members a wear-and-tear usage fee and amortize the $36,000
cost of the aircraft over seven years.
This fee, based on use 32 hours a month, would be only $38 per-hour for all fixed
costs including amortization, insurance, storage, engine reserve, maintenance, and
taxes.
If flown 120 hours-per-month the fixed costs are only $10 per hour.
PRA 31’s portion of the amortization fee will not be used to make a profit.

This fee is what makes the program self-sustaining; as the funds will be used to
purchase another aircraft becoming much like a charity Fixed Base of Operations
of low cost leased-back aircraft for our mebers and the general public that joins
us benefit.

If you or your Chapter/ Club are interested in being part of an exciting new
program then call the number today in the ad below and we can help make this program
available to your members and recruit new members too with ads like the example
below.

About our Parent Organigation "Popular Rotorcraft Association".

We are associated with
Popular Rotorcraft Association
. Based in Mentone, Indiana, USA at the PRA Mentone Airport.
PRA was started in 1962 by Igor Bensen, the inventor of the famous Bensen Gyrocopter.
Since then it has grown to include rotorcraft of all sorts with members in over
80 countries. We are a group of people who love homebuilt rotorcraft -- gyroplanes
and helicopters that they build and fly themselves. These rotorcraft enthusiasts
get together to exchange ideas, information, help one another, promote safety and
help with flight training.

The
Popular Rotorcraft Association
, which we like to call just "PRA," is a group of people who love anything
that flys not soley homebuilt rotorcraft--gyroplanes and helicopters that we build
and fly ourselves. These enthusiasts get together to exchange ideas, information
and help. We promote safety and can help with flight training, building, and flying
fun. Why not join us?

About the PRA

It's worldwide!

It's the best source for imformation regarding homebuilt helicopters and gyroplanes!

Its members get the world's best magazine on homebuilt rotorcraft!

It hosts the world's greatest flying events for homebuilt rotorcraft!

PRA is people

PRA
is worldwide

PRA is a worldwide organization with members in over 80 countries and with headquarters
at Mentone, Indiana, USA at the PRA Mentone Airport, an airport owned by the Popular
Rotorcraft Association. There are many local PRA chapters where rotorcraft enthusiasts
meet to share support and have fun.

Read Powered Sport Flying magazine!

Members of PRA receive Rotorcraft magazine, the official PRA publication is included
in it each month. PRA's section is the only major magazine devoted exclusively
to homebuilt rotorcraft. It's widely considered to be the best source of information
about rotorcraft. Powered Sport Flying magazine now also has information, technical
articles, photos of autogyros and helicopters, safety tips and news of new products
for rotorcraft builders and pilots. We put out an annual PRA Rotorcraft Directory
in March/April each year, listing all the autogyros and helicopters in the world
that are available as kits or plans. PRA members say this annual rotorcraft directory
is the best source in the world for specifications, pricing, photos and manufacturers'
addresses.

PRA is well established

PRA has been around for nearly 50 years. It was started in 1962 by Igor
Bensen, the inventor of the famous Bensen Gyrocopter. Since then PRA has expanded,
and now includes autogyros of all types (also called autogyros, gyrocopters, and
just plain gyros), as well as a growing number of helicopters. Rotary-winged flight
is one of the most enjoyable sport/recreation activities!

PRA sponsors events

PRA sponsors an annual convention that's typically the largest gathering of homebuilt
rotorcraft in the world. It has exhibits, flight demonstrations, contests, commercial
exhibits, great food, forums on rotorcraft topics, and unlimited fun! There are
also many other events sanctioned by PRA and its local chapters.

You can be a PRA member!

Anyone with an interest in homebuilt rotorcraft can become a member of the Popular
Rotorcraft Association also.
To Join, .

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